# 119-s-1650: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

119-s-1650, VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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- As of: 2026-10-31
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1650
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Changes collective bargaining authorities for Veterans Health Administration employees.** This bill would strike subsections (b), (c), and (d) of 38 U.S.C. §7422 and renumber subsection (e) as subsection (b). It would also make clear those amendments do not affect the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' authority to offer incentive pay or to use expedited hiring under 38 U.S.C. §706 and similar laws.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Changes to VA employee bargaining rights: mixed, low. This bill would change VA collective bargaining law. It would remove three subsections of 38 U.S.C. §7422 and redesignate another subsection. If enacted, that could reduce some bargaining procedures or rights for VA employees and their unions. The bill would say these changes must not limit the VA…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1650 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1650)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1650 (as of 2026-10-31).